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- By Robert A. Caro I was never interested in writing biographies merely to tell the lives of famous men. From the first time I thought of becoming a biographer, I conceived of biography as a means of illuminating the times and the great forces that shape the times—particularly political power.
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Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson. After working for many years as a reporter, Caro wrote The Power Broker (1974), a biography of New York urban planner Robert Moses, which was chosen by the Modern Library as ...
Sep 16, 2014 · Forty years ago today, Caro’s ‘The Power Broker’—a magisterial 1,296-page life of New York master builder Robert Moses—rewrote the rules of biography.
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Apr 8, 2019 · In this little book, Caro shows how and why he picked his subjects, how to find the throughline and plot the story’s arc, how to conduct archival research and interview subjects, how to write great scenes, explain complex processes, how to write with style, and much more.
From the first time I thought of becoming a biographer, I conceived of biography as a means of illuminating the times and the great forces that shape the times—particularly political power. Lyndon Johnson and Senator Richard Russell, December 17, 1963.
Feb 20, 2023 · Robert Caro has made much of his life's work chronicling the career and life of Lyndon Johnson. On this President's Day, we'll listen back to two interviews I've recorded with Caro. He's...
Apr 11, 2019 · Through a combination of essays and reprints of previous interviews, Working recounts Caro’s research and writing process in producing his award-winning biographies of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses, the two men he has spent a half-century chronicling.
Mar 6, 2020 · Caro spent seven years writing "The Power Broker" about New York City insider Robert Moses and his influence on the city. And he's written four of five planned volumes on President Lyndon Johnson.
